aim : we investigated whether the level of il8 was different in patients with chronic and acute toxoplasma gondii infection during the pregnancy compared with control group. background : it is well established that t.gondii infection induces a strong cell-mediated immune response. patients and methods : elisa was used to determine the level of il8 in sera of 568 pregnant women. patients were di...

avian leukosis virus subgroup-j (alv-j). mycoplasma gallisepticum (mg) and mycopjasma synviae (ms) are important pathogens in chickens that cause severe economical losses in poultry industry throughout the world. seven broiler grandparent flocks of iran (six broiler strains) were sampled randomly at the ages of 8-63 wk (100 samples from each flock) for antibody detection to alv-j, mg, and ms by...

conclusions considering the results, it seems necessary to conduct prospective studies in order to identify factors responsible for the high seroprevalence of hev in isfahan hd units. results anti-hev igg was detected in 27 (9.9%) controls and 78 (28.3%) patients, with the difference being statistically significant (p < 0.05). furthermore, there was a significant association between positive an...